PM to launch contact tracing app and make COVID-19 related announcement later this week

PM to launch contact tracing app and make COVID-19 related announcement later this week

By Navitalai Naivalurua
Wednesday 17/06/2020
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama [Photo: Office of the Prime Minister]

The launch of the CareFiji tracing app will take place this week and this will be followed by a COVID-19 related announcement.

This has been announced by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama at the commissioning of the Rukurukulevu seawall in Nadroga.

He says they are finalising their assessment on their response to take Fiji forward for the post-COVID-19 era.

Bainimarama says they will make this announcement during the launch of the contact tracing app, the re-opening of schools and the scale back of other measures.


Govt will make final decision later this week on school for Year 12 and 13 students - [16/06/2020]

Everything will be carefully considered for the safety of the people of the country - PM 

By: Vijay Narayan

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Plans are being discussed to have Year 12 and 13 students back in school from Tuesday 30th June, 2020 if all is well however the government will make the final decision after consultations with health officials.

While speaking in Nadarivatu, Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama said this is the government’s plan however he stresses that they will sit with health officials later this week.

The Education Ministry had earlier highlighted that Year 12 and 13 students will still have external exams this year.

Meanwhile, Bainimarama also says that he has been made aware of the news of two new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand.

He stresses that everything will be carefully considered for the safety of the people of the country, and assessments will continue to be made.

Bainimarama says if there is a new COVID-19 case, they will look at options to start classes only for Year 12 and 13.

All COVID-19 health guidelines remain in place for now.

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